Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand

Thailand: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
18th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1989
All-time low
0.2%
in 2021
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51985200320211985: 0.493 % of rural employed population in working age1986: 0.489 % of rural employed population in working age1987: 0.449 % of rural employed population in working age1988: 0.488 % of rural employed population in working age1989: 0.494 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.471 % of rural employed population in working age1991: 0.443 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.455 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.412 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.409 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.378 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.374 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.363 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.329 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.33 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.305 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.314 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.304 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.272 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.259 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.258 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.256 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.266 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.257 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.275 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.285 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.287 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.248 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.238 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.235 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.232 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.233 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.233 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.227 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.225 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand peaked at 0.5% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.

Thailand ranks 18th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1985 0.5%
1986 0.5% -0.8%
1987 0.4% -8.1%
1988 0.5% +8.7%
1989 0.5% +1.2%
1990 0.5% -4.7%
1991 0.4% -6.1%
1992 0.5% +2.7%
1993 0.4% -9.3%
1994 0.4% -0.9%
1995 0.4% -7.5%
1997 0.4% -1.0%
1998 0.4% -3.0%
1999 0.3% -9.3%
2000 0.3% +0.3%
2001 0.3% -7.7%
2002 0.3% +3.2%
2003 0.3% -3.3%
2004 0.3% -10.5%
2005 0.3% -4.7%
2006 0.3% -0.2%
2007 0.3% -0.8%
2008 0.3% +3.7%
2009 0.3% -3.3%
2010 0.3% +6.9%
2011 0.3% +3.7%
2012 0.3% +0.6%
2014 0.2% -13.6%
2015 0.2% -3.9%
2016 0.2% -1.5%
2017 0.2% -1.3%
2018 0.2% +0.8%
2019 0.2% -0.1%
2020 0.2% -2.7%
2021 0.2% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 9
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 15 Zambia 0.3% compare
  2. 16 Pakistan 0.3% compare
  3. 17 Mozambique 0.3% compare
  4. 19 India 0.2% compare
  5. 20 Cambodia 0.2% compare
  6. 21 Poland 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1989.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Thailand ranks 18th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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